National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey
Educating the Educator
December 17, 2009
Agenda
8:30-9 Registration and Breakfast
9 am Welcome
Kellye Smith, Community Prevention Services Coordinator
Morris County Department of Human Services
9:05 Introduction
Kathleen Considine, MSW
Program Director, School Education Programs
9:15 NIMH Video
9:25 Margaret Tompsett, MD
The Biological Nature of Mental Illness
10:25 BREAK
10:40 Lorrie Baumann, NAMI NJ Coordinator and Educator
A Teacher’s Perspective
11:20 Alicia Stevenson, NAMI NJ NAMI BASICS Program Coordinator,
National Trainer, Parent
The Family Perspective
11:15
11:45 Wrap Up and Next Steps